Reconnaissance of juridical implementations of smart contracts

18 December 2017

René Penning de Vries, figurehead of Team ICT, received the first copy of the reconnaissance of juridical implementations of smart contracts: ‘Smart contracts as specific application of blockchain technology’, during the ECP Jaarcongres 2017 in The Hague. The exploration of smart contracts possibilities with Dutch and European law was executed by a group of experts under the banner of the Dutch Blockchain Coalition and identifies the legal challenges organizations need to focus on in the implementation of smart contracts on the blockchain. The group also identifies the need for new skills and a human capital agenda focused on blockchain. NWO is one of the partners in the Dutch Blockchain Coalition.

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